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-rw-r--r--.gitignore1
-rw-r--r--AUTHORS.rst3
-rw-r--r--Dockerfile19
-rw-r--r--MANIFEST.in2
-rw-r--r--contrib/docker/README.md148
-rw-r--r--contrib/docker/conf/homeserver.yaml219
-rw-r--r--contrib/docker/conf/log.config29
-rw-r--r--contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml49
-rwxr-xr-xcontrib/docker/start.py66
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/appservice.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/client_reader.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/event_creator.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/federation_reader.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/federation_sender.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py1
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/homeserver.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/media_repository.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/pusher.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/synchrotron.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/user_dir.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/units.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py81
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/additional_resource.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/server.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/site.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/key/v1/server_key_resource.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/key/v2/local_key_resource.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/download_resource.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/registration.py39
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/48/deactivated_users.sql25
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diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f36f86fbb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Dockerfile
+.travis.yml
+.gitignore
+demo/etc
+tox.ini
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c8901eb206..6b45e62157 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ demo/media_store.*
 demo/etc
 
 uploads
+cache
 
 .idea/
 media_store/
diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
index 3dcb1c2a89..e13ac5ad34 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.rst
+++ b/AUTHORS.rst
@@ -60,3 +60,6 @@ Niklas Riekenbrauck <nikriek at gmail dot.com>
 
 Christoph Witzany <christoph at web.crofting.com>
  * Add LDAP support for authentication
+
+Pierre Jaury <pierre at jaury.eu>
+* Docker packaging
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8085f3d354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM docker.io/python:2-alpine3.7
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .nacl_deps su-exec build-base libffi-dev zlib-dev libressl-dev libjpeg-turbo-dev linux-headers postgresql-dev
+
+COPY . /synapse
+
+# A wheel cache may be provided in ./cache for faster build
+RUN cd /synapse \
+ && pip install --upgrade pip setuptools psycopg2 \
+ && mkdir -p /synapse/cache \
+ && pip install -f /synapse/cache --upgrade --process-dependency-links . \
+ && mv /synapse/contrib/docker/start.py /synapse/contrib/docker/conf / \
+ && rm -rf setup.py setup.cfg synapse
+
+VOLUME ["/data"]
+
+EXPOSE 8008/tcp 8448/tcp
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/start.py"]
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index afb60e12ee..e2a6623a63 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ recursive-include synapse/static *.js
 exclude jenkins.sh
 exclude jenkins*.sh
 exclude jenkins*
+exclude Dockerfile
+exclude .dockerignore
 recursive-exclude jenkins *.sh
 
 prune .github
diff --git a/contrib/docker/README.md b/contrib/docker/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aed56646c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/docker/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+# Synapse Docker
+
+This Docker image will run Synapse as a single process. It does not provide any
+database server or TURN server that you should run separately.
+
+If you run a Postgres server, you should simply have it in the same Compose
+project or set the proper environment variables and the image will automatically
+use that server.
+
+## Build
+
+Build the docker image with the `docker build` command from the root of the synapse repository.
+
+```
+docker build -t docker.io/matrixdotorg/synapse .
+```
+
+The `-t` option sets the image tag. Official images are tagged `matrixdotorg/synapse:<version>` where `<version>` is the same as the release tag in the synapse git repository.
+
+You may have a local Python wheel cache available, in which case copy the relevant packages in the ``cache/`` directory at the root of the project.
+
+## Run
+
+This image is designed to run either with an automatically generated configuration
+file or with a custom configuration that requires manual edition.
+
+### Automated configuration
+
+It is recommended that you use Docker Compose to run your containers, including
+this image and a Postgres server. A sample ``docker-compose.yml`` is provided,
+including example labels for reverse proxying and other artifacts.
+
+Read the section about environment variables and set at least mandatory variables,
+then run the server:
+
+```
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+### Manual configuration
+
+A sample ``docker-compose.yml`` is provided, including example labels for
+reverse proxying and other artifacts.
+
+Specify a ``SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH``, preferably to a persistent path,
+to use manual configuration. To generate a fresh ``homeserver.yaml``, simply run:
+
+```
+docker-compose run --rm -e SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME=my.matrix.host synapse generate
+```
+
+Then, customize your configuration and run the server:
+
+```
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+### Without Compose
+
+If you do not wish to use Compose, you may still run this image using plain
+Docker commands. Note that the following is just a guideline and you may need
+to add parameters to the docker run command to account for the network situation
+with your postgres database.
+
+```
+docker run \
+    -d \
+    --name synapse \
+    -v ${DATA_PATH}:/data \
+    -e SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME=my.matrix.host \
+    -e SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS=yes \
+    docker.io/matrixdotorg/synapse:latest
+```
+
+## Volumes
+
+The image expects a single volume, located at ``/data``, that will hold:
+
+* temporary files during uploads;
+* uploaded media and thumbnails;
+* the SQLite database if you do not configure postgres;
+* the appservices configuration.
+
+You are free to use separate volumes depending on storage endpoints at your
+disposal. For instance, ``/data/media`` coud be stored on a large but low
+performance hdd storage while other files could be stored on high performance
+endpoints.
+
+In order to setup an application service, simply create an ``appservices``
+directory in the data volume and write the application service Yaml
+configuration file there. Multiple application services are supported.
+
+## Environment
+
+Unless you specify a custom path for the configuration file, a very generic
+file will be generated, based on the following environment settings.
+These are a good starting point for setting up your own deployment.
+
+Global settings:
+
+* ``UID``, the user id Synapse will run as [default 991]
+* ``GID``, the group id Synapse will run as [default 991]
+* ``SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH``, path to a custom config file
+
+If ``SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH`` is set, you should generate a configuration file
+then customize it manually. No other environment variable is required.
+
+Otherwise, a dynamic configuration file will be used. The following environment
+variables are available for configuration:
+
+* ``SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME`` (mandatory), the current server public hostname.
+* ``SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS``, (mandatory, ``yes`` or ``no``), enable anonymous
+  statistics reporting back to the Matrix project which helps us to get funding.
+* ``SYNAPSE_MACAROON_SECRET_KEY`` (mandatory) secret for signing access tokens
+  to the server, set this to a proper random key.
+* ``SYNAPSE_NO_TLS``, set this variable to disable TLS in Synapse (use this if
+  you run your own TLS-capable reverse proxy).
+* ``SYNAPSE_ENABLE_REGISTRATION``, set this variable to enable registration on
+  the Synapse instance.
+* ``SYNAPSE_ALLOW_GUEST``, set this variable to allow guest joining this server.
+* ``SYNAPSE_EVENT_CACHE_SIZE``, the event cache size [default `10K`].
+* ``SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR``, the cache factor [default `0.5`].
+* ``SYNAPSE_RECAPTCHA_PUBLIC_KEY``, set this variable to the recaptcha public
+  key in order to enable recaptcha upon registration.
+* ``SYNAPSE_RECAPTCHA_PRIVATE_KEY``, set this variable to the recaptcha private
+  key in order to enable recaptcha upon registration.
+* ``SYNAPSE_TURN_URIS``, set this variable to the coma-separated list of TURN
+  uris to enable TURN for this homeserver.
+* ``SYNAPSE_TURN_SECRET``, set this to the TURN shared secret if required.
+
+Shared secrets, that will be initialized to random values if not set:
+
+* ``SYNAPSE_REGISTRATION_SHARED_SECRET``, secret for registrering users if
+  registration is disable.
+
+Database specific values (will use SQLite if not set):
+
+* `POSTGRES_DB` - The database name for the synapse postgres database. [default: `synapse`]
+* `POSTGRES_HOST` - The host of the postgres database if you wish to use postgresql instead of sqlite3. [default: `db` which is useful when using a container on the same docker network in a compose file where the postgres service is called `db`]
+* `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` - The password for the synapse postgres database. **If this is set then postgres will be used instead of sqlite3.** [default: none] **NOTE**: You are highly encouraged to use postgresql! Please use the compose file to make it easier to deploy.
+* `POSTGRES_USER` - The user for the synapse postgres database. [default: `matrix`]
+
+Mail server specific values (will not send emails if not set):
+
+* ``SYNAPSE_SMTP_HOST``, hostname to the mail server.
+* ``SYNAPSE_SMTP_PORT``, TCP port for accessing the mail server [default ``25``].
+* ``SYNAPSE_SMTP_USER``, username for authenticating against the mail server if any.
+* ``SYNAPSE_SMTP_PASSWORD``, password for authenticating against the mail server if any.
diff --git a/contrib/docker/conf/homeserver.yaml b/contrib/docker/conf/homeserver.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bc25bb45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/docker/conf/homeserver.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+# vim:ft=yaml
+
+## TLS ##
+
+tls_certificate_path: "/data/{{ SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME }}.tls.crt"
+tls_private_key_path: "/data/{{ SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME }}.tls.key"
+tls_dh_params_path: "/data/{{ SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME }}.tls.dh"
+no_tls: {{ "True" if SYNAPSE_NO_TLS else "False" }}
+tls_fingerprints: []
+
+## Server ##
+
+server_name: "{{ SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME }}"
+pid_file: /homeserver.pid
+web_client: False
+soft_file_limit: 0
+
+## Ports ##
+
+listeners:
+  {% if not SYNAPSE_NO_TLS %}
+  -
+    port: 8448
+    bind_addresses: ['0.0.0.0']
+    type: http
+    tls: true
+    x_forwarded: false
+    resources:
+      - names: [client]
+        compress: true
+      - names: [federation]  # Federation APIs
+        compress: false
+  {% endif %}
+
+  - port: 8008
+    tls: false
+    bind_addresses: ['0.0.0.0']
+    type: http
+    x_forwarded: false
+
+    resources:
+      - names: [client]
+        compress: true
+      - names: [federation]
+        compress: false
+
+## Database ##
+
+{% if POSTGRES_PASSWORD %}
+database:
+  name: "psycopg2"
+  args:
+    user: "{{ POSTGRES_USER or "synapse" }}"
+    password: "{{ POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}"
+    database: "{{ POSTGRES_DB or "synapse" }}"
+    host: "{{ POSTGRES_HOST or "db" }}"
+    port: "{{ POSTGRES_PORT or "5432" }}"
+    cp_min: 5
+    cp_max: 10
+{% else %}
+database:
+  name: "sqlite3"
+  args:
+    database: "/data/homeserver.db"
+{% endif %}
+
+## Performance ##
+
+event_cache_size: "{{ SYNAPSE_EVENT_CACHE_SIZE or "10K" }}"
+verbose: 0
+log_file: "/data/homeserver.log"
+log_config: "/compiled/log.config"
+
+## Ratelimiting ##
+
+rc_messages_per_second: 0.2
+rc_message_burst_count: 10.0
+federation_rc_window_size: 1000
+federation_rc_sleep_limit: 10
+federation_rc_sleep_delay: 500
+federation_rc_reject_limit: 50
+federation_rc_concurrent: 3
+
+## Files ##
+
+media_store_path: "/data/media"
+uploads_path: "/data/uploads"
+max_upload_size: "10M"
+max_image_pixels: "32M"
+dynamic_thumbnails: false
+
+# List of thumbnail to precalculate when an image is uploaded.
+thumbnail_sizes:
+- width: 32
+  height: 32
+  method: crop
+- width: 96
+  height: 96
+  method: crop
+- width: 320
+  height: 240
+  method: scale
+- width: 640
+  height: 480
+  method: scale
+- width: 800
+  height: 600
+  method: scale
+
+url_preview_enabled: False
+max_spider_size: "10M"
+
+## Captcha ##
+
+{% if SYNAPSE_RECAPTCHA_PUBLIC_KEY %}
+recaptcha_public_key: "{{ SYNAPSE_RECAPTCHA_PUBLIC_KEY }}"
+recaptcha_private_key: "{{ SYNAPSE_RECAPTCHA_PRIVATE_KEY }}"
+enable_registration_captcha: True
+recaptcha_siteverify_api: "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify"
+{% else %}
+recaptcha_public_key: "YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY"
+recaptcha_private_key: "YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY"
+enable_registration_captcha: False
+recaptcha_siteverify_api: "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify"
+{% endif %}
+
+## Turn ##
+
+{% if SYNAPSE_TURN_URIS %}
+turn_uris:
+{% for uri in SYNAPSE_TURN_URIS.split(',') %}    - "{{ uri }}"
+{% endfor %}
+turn_shared_secret: "{{ SYNAPSE_TURN_SECRET }}"
+turn_user_lifetime: "1h"
+turn_allow_guests: True
+{% else %}
+turn_uris: []
+turn_shared_secret: "YOUR_SHARED_SECRET"
+turn_user_lifetime: "1h"
+turn_allow_guests: True
+{% endif %}
+
+## Registration ##
+
+enable_registration: {{ "True" if SYNAPSE_ENABLE_REGISTRATION else "False" }}
+registration_shared_secret: "{{ SYNAPSE_REGISTRATION_SHARED_SECRET }}"
+bcrypt_rounds: 12
+allow_guest_access: {{ "True" if SYNAPSE_ALLOW_GUEST else "False" }}
+enable_group_creation: true
+
+# The list of identity servers trusted to verify third party
+# identifiers by this server.
+trusted_third_party_id_servers:
+    - matrix.org
+    - vector.im
+    - riot.im
+
+## Metrics ###
+
+{% if SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS.lower() == "yes" %}
+enable_metrics: True
+report_stats: True
+{% else %}
+enable_metrics: False
+report_stats: False
+{% endif %}
+
+## API Configuration ##
+
+room_invite_state_types:
+    - "m.room.join_rules"
+    - "m.room.canonical_alias"
+    - "m.room.avatar"
+    - "m.room.name"
+
+{% if SYNAPSE_APPSERVICES %}
+app_service_config_files:
+{% for appservice in SYNAPSE_APPSERVICES %}    - "{{ appservice }}"
+{% endfor %}
+{% else %}
+app_service_config_files: []
+{% endif %}
+
+macaroon_secret_key: "{{ SYNAPSE_MACAROON_SECRET_KEY }}"
+expire_access_token: False
+
+## Signing Keys ##
+
+signing_key_path: "/data/{{ SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME }}.signing.key"
+old_signing_keys: {}
+key_refresh_interval: "1d" # 1 Day.
+
+# The trusted servers to download signing keys from.
+perspectives:
+  servers:
+    "matrix.org":
+      verify_keys:
+        "ed25519:auto":
+          key: "Noi6WqcDj0QmPxCNQqgezwTlBKrfqehY1u2FyWP9uYw"
+
+password_config:
+   enabled: true
+
+{% if SYNAPSE_SMTP_HOST %}
+email:
+   enable_notifs: false
+   smtp_host: "{{ SYNAPSE_SMTP_HOST }}"
+   smtp_port: {{ SYNAPSE_SMTP_PORT or "25" }}
+   smtp_user: "{{ SYNAPSE_SMTP_USER }}"
+   smtp_pass: "{{ SYNAPSE_SMTP_PASSWORD }}"
+   require_transport_security: False
+   notif_from: "{{ SYNAPSE_SMTP_FROM or "hostmaster@" + SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME }}"
+   app_name: Matrix
+   template_dir: res/templates
+   notif_template_html: notif_mail.html
+   notif_template_text: notif_mail.txt
+   notif_for_new_users: True
+   riot_base_url: "https://{{ SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME }}"
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/contrib/docker/conf/log.config b/contrib/docker/conf/log.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1851995802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/docker/conf/log.config
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+version: 1
+
+formatters:
+  precise:
+   format: '%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(lineno)d - %(levelname)s - %(request)s- %(message)s'
+
+filters:
+  context:
+    (): synapse.util.logcontext.LoggingContextFilter
+    request: ""
+
+handlers:
+  console:
+    class: logging.StreamHandler
+    formatter: precise
+    filters: [context]
+
+loggers:
+    synapse:
+        level: {{ SYNAPSE_LOG_LEVEL or "WARNING" }}
+
+    synapse.storage.SQL:
+        # beware: increasing this to DEBUG will make synapse log sensitive
+        # information such as access tokens.
+        level: {{ SYNAPSE_LOG_LEVEL or "WARNING" }}
+
+root:
+    level: {{ SYNAPSE_LOG_LEVEL or "WARNING" }}
+    handlers: [console]
diff --git a/contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml b/contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b531949e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# This compose file is compatible with Compose itself, it might need some
+# adjustments to run properly with stack.
+
+version: '3'
+
+services:
+
+  synapse:
+    image: docker.io/matrixdotorg/synapse:latest
+    # Since snyapse does not retry to connect to the database, restart upon
+    # failure
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    # See the readme for a full documentation of the environment settings
+    environment:
+      - SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME=my.matrix.host
+      - SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS=no
+      - SYNAPSE_ENABLE_REGISTRATION=yes
+      - SYNAPSE_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=changeme
+    volumes:
+      # You may either store all the files in a local folder
+      - ./files:/data
+      # .. or you may split this between different storage points
+      # - ./files:/data
+      # - /path/to/ssd:/data/uploads
+      # - /path/to/large_hdd:/data/media
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    # In order to expose Synapse, remove one of the following, you might for
+    # instance expose the TLS port directly:
+    ports:
+      - 8448:8448/tcp
+    # ... or use a reverse proxy, here is an example for traefik:
+    labels:
+      - traefik.enable=true
+      - traefik.frontend.rule=Host:my.matrix.Host
+      - traefik.port=8448
+
+  db:
+    image: docker.io/postgres:10-alpine
+    # Change that password, of course!
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=synapse
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=changeme
+    volumes:
+      # You may store the database tables in a local folder..
+      - ./schemas:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      # .. or store them on some high performance storage for better results
+      # - /path/to/ssd/storage:/var/lib/postfesql/data
diff --git a/contrib/docker/start.py b/contrib/docker/start.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..90e8b9c51a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/docker/start.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/local/bin/python
+
+import jinja2
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import glob
+
+# Utility functions
+convert = lambda src, dst, environ: open(dst, "w").write(jinja2.Template(open(src).read()).render(**environ))
+
+def check_arguments(environ, args):
+    for argument in args:
+        if argument not in environ:
+            print("Environment variable %s is mandatory, exiting." % argument)
+            sys.exit(2)
+
+def generate_secrets(environ, secrets):
+    for name, secret in secrets.items():
+        if secret not in environ:
+            filename = "/data/%s.%s.key" % (environ["SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME"], name)
+            if os.path.exists(filename):
+                with open(filename) as handle: value = handle.read()
+            else:
+                print("Generating a random secret for {}".format(name))
+                value = os.urandom(32).encode("hex")
+                with open(filename, "w") as handle: handle.write(value)
+            environ[secret] = value
+
+# Prepare the configuration
+mode = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else None
+environ = os.environ.copy()
+ownership = "{}:{}".format(environ.get("UID", 991), environ.get("GID", 991))
+args = ["python", "-m", "synapse.app.homeserver"]
+
+# In generate mode, generate a configuration, missing keys, then exit
+if mode == "generate":
+    check_arguments(environ, ("SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME", "SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS", "SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH"))
+    args += [
+        "--server-name", environ["SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME"],
+        "--report-stats", environ["SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS"],
+        "--config-path", environ["SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH"],
+        "--generate-config"
+    ]
+    os.execv("/usr/local/bin/python", args)
+
+# In normal mode, generate missing keys if any, then run synapse
+else:
+    # Parse the configuration file
+    if "SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH" in environ:
+        args += ["--config-path", environ["SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH"]]
+    else:
+        check_arguments(environ, ("SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME", "SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS"))
+        generate_secrets(environ, {
+            "registration": "SYNAPSE_REGISTRATION_SHARED_SECRET",
+            "macaroon": "SYNAPSE_MACAROON_SECRET_KEY"
+        })
+        environ["SYNAPSE_APPSERVICES"] = glob.glob("/data/appservices/*.yaml")
+        if not os.path.exists("/compiled"): os.mkdir("/compiled")
+        convert("/conf/homeserver.yaml", "/compiled/homeserver.yaml", environ)
+        convert("/conf/log.config", "/compiled/log.config", environ)
+        subprocess.check_output(["chown", "-R", ownership, "/data"])
+        args += ["--config-path", "/compiled/homeserver.yaml"]
+    # Generate missing keys and start synapse
+    subprocess.check_output(args + ["--generate-keys"])
+    os.execv("/sbin/su-exec", ["su-exec", ownership] + args)
diff --git a/synapse/app/appservice.py b/synapse/app/appservice.py
index 58f2c9d68c..b1efacc9f8 100644
--- a/synapse/app/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/app/appservice.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class AppserviceServer(HomeServer):
                 site_tag,
                 listener_config,
                 root_resource,
+                self.version_string,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/client_reader.py b/synapse/app/client_reader.py
index 267d34c881..38b98382c6 100644
--- a/synapse/app/client_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/client_reader.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class ClientReaderServer(HomeServer):
                 site_tag,
                 listener_config,
                 root_resource,
+                self.version_string,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/event_creator.py b/synapse/app/event_creator.py
index b915d12d53..bd7f3d5679 100644
--- a/synapse/app/event_creator.py
+++ b/synapse/app/event_creator.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class EventCreatorServer(HomeServer):
                 site_tag,
                 listener_config,
                 root_resource,
+                self.version_string,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
index c1dc66dd17..6e10b27b9e 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class FederationReaderServer(HomeServer):
                 site_tag,
                 listener_config,
                 root_resource,
+                self.version_string,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
index a08af83a4c..6f24e32d6d 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class FederationSenderServer(HomeServer):
                 site_tag,
                 listener_config,
                 root_resource,
+                self.version_string,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
index b349e3e3ce..0f700ee786 100644
--- a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
+++ b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class FrontendProxyServer(HomeServer):
                 site_tag,
                 listener_config,
                 root_resource,
+                self.version_string,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index 730271628e..48594724c1 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
                     site_tag,
                     listener_config,
                     root_resource,
+                    self.version_string,
                 ),
                 self.tls_server_context_factory,
             )
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
                     site_tag,
                     listener_config,
                     root_resource,
+                    self.version_string,
                 )
             )
         logger.info("Synapse now listening on port %d", port)
diff --git a/synapse/app/media_repository.py b/synapse/app/media_repository.py
index fc8282bbc1..9c93195f0a 100644
--- a/synapse/app/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/app/media_repository.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class MediaRepositoryServer(HomeServer):
                 site_tag,
                 listener_config,
                 root_resource,
+                self.version_string,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/pusher.py b/synapse/app/pusher.py
index 26930d1b3b..3912eae48c 100644
--- a/synapse/app/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/app/pusher.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class PusherServer(HomeServer):
                 site_tag,
                 listener_config,
                 root_resource,
+                self.version_string,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/synchrotron.py b/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
index 7152b1deb4..c6294a7a0c 100644
--- a/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
+++ b/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ class SynchrotronServer(HomeServer):
                 site_tag,
                 listener_config,
                 root_resource,
+                self.version_string,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/user_dir.py b/synapse/app/user_dir.py
index 5ba7e9b416..53eb3474da 100644
--- a/synapse/app/user_dir.py
+++ b/synapse/app/user_dir.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class UserDirectoryServer(HomeServer):
                 site_tag,
                 listener_config,
                 root_resource,
+                self.version_string,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/federation/units.py b/synapse/federation/units.py
index 3f645acc43..01c5b8fe17 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/units.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/units.py
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ class Transaction(JsonEncodedObject):
         "previous_ids",
         "pdus",
         "edus",
-        "transaction_id",
-        "destination",
         "pdu_failures",
     ]
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py b/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
index b1d3814909..4eb18775e8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd
+# Copyright 2017, 2018 New Vector Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-from twisted.internet import defer
+from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
 
 from ._base import BaseHandler
+from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester
+from synapse.util.logcontext import run_in_background
 
 import logging
 
@@ -27,6 +29,14 @@ class DeactivateAccountHandler(BaseHandler):
         super(DeactivateAccountHandler, self).__init__(hs)
         self._auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self._device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
+        self._room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
+
+        # Flag that indicates whether the process to part users from rooms is running
+        self._user_parter_running = False
+
+        # Start the user parter loop so it can resume parting users from rooms where
+        # it left off (if it has work left to do).
+        reactor.callWhenRunning(self._start_user_parting)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def deactivate_account(self, user_id):
@@ -50,3 +60,70 @@ class DeactivateAccountHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         yield self.store.user_delete_threepids(user_id)
         yield self.store.user_set_password_hash(user_id, None)
+
+        # Add the user to a table of users penpding deactivation (ie.
+        # removal from all the rooms they're a member of)
+        yield self.store.add_user_pending_deactivation(user_id)
+
+        # Now start the process that goes through that list and
+        # parts users from rooms (if it isn't already running)
+        self._start_user_parting()
+
+    def _start_user_parting(self):
+        """
+        Start the process that goes through the table of users
+        pending deactivation, if it isn't already running.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        if not self._user_parter_running:
+            run_in_background(self._user_parter_loop)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _user_parter_loop(self):
+        """Loop that parts deactivated users from rooms
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        self._user_parter_running = True
+        logger.info("Starting user parter")
+        try:
+            while True:
+                user_id = yield self.store.get_user_pending_deactivation()
+                if user_id is None:
+                    break
+                logger.info("User parter parting %r", user_id)
+                yield self._part_user(user_id)
+                yield self.store.del_user_pending_deactivation(user_id)
+                logger.info("User parter finished parting %r", user_id)
+            logger.info("User parter finished: stopping")
+        finally:
+            self._user_parter_running = False
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _part_user(self, user_id):
+        """Causes the given user_id to leave all the rooms they're joined to
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
+
+        rooms_for_user = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(user_id)
+        for room_id in rooms_for_user:
+            logger.info("User parter parting %r from %r", user_id, room_id)
+            try:
+                yield self._room_member_handler.update_membership(
+                    create_requester(user),
+                    user,
+                    room_id,
+                    "leave",
+                    ratelimit=False,
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                logger.exception(
+                    "Failed to part user %r from room %r: ignoring and continuing",
+                    user_id, room_id,
+                )
diff --git a/synapse/http/additional_resource.py b/synapse/http/additional_resource.py
index d9e7f5dfb7..a797396ade 100644
--- a/synapse/http/additional_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/http/additional_resource.py
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ class AdditionalResource(Resource):
         Resource.__init__(self)
         self._handler = handler
 
-        # these are required by the request_handler wrapper
-        self.version_string = hs.version_string
+        # required by the request_handler wrapper
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
     def render(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/http/server.py b/synapse/http/server.py
index a38209770d..faf700851a 100644
--- a/synapse/http/server.py
+++ b/synapse/http/server.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ def wrap_json_request_handler(h):
     Also adds logging as per wrap_request_handler_with_logging.
 
     The handler method must have a signature of "handle_foo(self, request)",
-    where "self" must have "version_string" and "clock" attributes (and
-    "request" must be a SynapseRequest).
+    where "self" must have a "clock" attribute (and "request" must be a
+    SynapseRequest).
 
     The handler must return a deferred. If the deferred succeeds we assume that
     a response has been sent. If the deferred fails with a SynapseError we use
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ def wrap_json_request_handler(h):
             respond_with_json(
                 request, code, cs_exception(e), send_cors=True,
                 pretty_print=_request_user_agent_is_curl(request),
-                version_string=self.version_string,
             )
 
         except Exception:
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ def wrap_json_request_handler(h):
                 },
                 send_cors=True,
                 pretty_print=_request_user_agent_is_curl(request),
-                version_string=self.version_string,
             )
 
     return wrap_request_handler_with_logging(wrapped_request_handler)
@@ -264,7 +262,6 @@ class JsonResource(HttpServer, resource.Resource):
         self.canonical_json = canonical_json
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.path_regexs = {}
-        self.version_string = hs.version_string
         self.hs = hs
 
     def register_paths(self, method, path_patterns, callback):
@@ -347,7 +344,6 @@ class JsonResource(HttpServer, resource.Resource):
             send_cors=True,
             response_code_message=response_code_message,
             pretty_print=_request_user_agent_is_curl(request),
-            version_string=self.version_string,
             canonical_json=self.canonical_json,
         )
 
@@ -398,7 +394,7 @@ class RootRedirect(resource.Resource):
 
 def respond_with_json(request, code, json_object, send_cors=False,
                       response_code_message=None, pretty_print=False,
-                      version_string="", canonical_json=True):
+                      canonical_json=True):
     # could alternatively use request.notifyFinish() and flip a flag when
     # the Deferred fires, but since the flag is RIGHT THERE it seems like
     # a waste.
@@ -420,12 +416,11 @@ def respond_with_json(request, code, json_object, send_cors=False,
         request, code, json_bytes,
         send_cors=send_cors,
         response_code_message=response_code_message,
-        version_string=version_string
     )
 
 
 def respond_with_json_bytes(request, code, json_bytes, send_cors=False,
-                            version_string="", response_code_message=None):
+                            response_code_message=None):
     """Sends encoded JSON in response to the given request.
 
     Args:
@@ -439,7 +434,6 @@ def respond_with_json_bytes(request, code, json_bytes, send_cors=False,
 
     request.setResponseCode(code, message=response_code_message)
     request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"application/json")
-    request.setHeader(b"Server", version_string)
     request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(json_bytes),))
     request.setHeader(b"Cache-Control", b"no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate")
 
diff --git a/synapse/http/site.py b/synapse/http/site.py
index bfd9832aa0..202a990508 100644
--- a/synapse/http/site.py
+++ b/synapse/http/site.py
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ class SynapseRequest(Request):
     def get_user_agent(self):
         return self.requestHeaders.getRawHeaders(b"User-Agent", [None])[-1]
 
+    def render(self, resrc):
+        # override the Server header which is set by twisted
+        self.setHeader("Server", self.site.server_version_string)
+        return Request.render(self, resrc)
+
     def _started_processing(self, servlet_name):
         self.start_time = int(time.time() * 1000)
         self.request_metrics = RequestMetrics()
@@ -151,6 +156,8 @@ class SynapseRequest(Request):
                 It is possible to update this afterwards by updating
                 self.request_metrics.servlet_name.
         """
+        # TODO: we should probably just move this into render() and finish(),
+        # to save having to call a separate method.
         self._started_processing(servlet_name)
         yield
         self._finished_processing()
@@ -191,7 +198,8 @@ class SynapseSite(Site):
     Subclass of a twisted http Site that does access logging with python's
     standard logging
     """
-    def __init__(self, logger_name, site_tag, config, resource, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, logger_name, site_tag, config, resource,
+                 server_version_string, *args, **kwargs):
         Site.__init__(self, resource, *args, **kwargs)
 
         self.site_tag = site_tag
@@ -199,6 +207,7 @@ class SynapseSite(Site):
         proxied = config.get("x_forwarded", False)
         self.requestFactory = SynapseRequestFactory(self, proxied)
         self.access_logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
+        self.server_version_string = server_version_string
 
     def log(self, request):
         pass
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
index 0206e664c1..40e523cc5f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ class PushersRemoveRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         request.setResponseCode(200)
         request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
-        request.setHeader(b"Server", self.hs.version_string)
         request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (
             len(PushersRemoveRestServlet.SUCCESS_HTML),
         ))
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
index 8e5577148f..d6f3a19648 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
             html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
             request.setResponseCode(200)
             request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
-            request.setHeader(b"Server", self.hs.version_string)
             request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(html_bytes),))
 
             request.write(html_bytes)
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
             html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
             request.setResponseCode(200)
             request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
-            request.setHeader(b"Server", self.hs.version_string)
             request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(html_bytes),))
 
             request.write(html_bytes)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/key/v1/server_key_resource.py b/synapse/rest/key/v1/server_key_resource.py
index bd4fea5774..1498d188c1 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/key/v1/server_key_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/key/v1/server_key_resource.py
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class LocalKey(Resource):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        self.version_string = hs.version_string
         self.response_body = encode_canonical_json(
             self.response_json_object(hs.config)
         )
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ class LocalKey(Resource):
     def render_GET(self, request):
         return respond_with_json_bytes(
             request, 200, self.response_body,
-            version_string=self.version_string
         )
 
     def getChild(self, name, request):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/key/v2/local_key_resource.py b/synapse/rest/key/v2/local_key_resource.py
index be68d9a096..04775b3c45 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/key/v2/local_key_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/key/v2/local_key_resource.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ class LocalKey(Resource):
     isLeaf = True
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        self.version_string = hs.version_string
         self.config = hs.config
         self.clock = hs.clock
         self.update_response_body(self.clock.time_msec())
@@ -115,5 +114,4 @@ class LocalKey(Resource):
             self.update_response_body(time_now)
         return respond_with_json_bytes(
             request, 200, self.response_body,
-            version_string=self.version_string
         )
diff --git a/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py b/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py
index 17b3077926..21b4c1175e 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ class RemoteKey(Resource):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.keyring = hs.get_keyring()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self.version_string = hs.version_string
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.federation_domain_whitelist = hs.config.federation_domain_whitelist
 
@@ -242,5 +241,4 @@ class RemoteKey(Resource):
 
             respond_with_json_bytes(
                 request, 200, result_io.getvalue(),
-                version_string=self.version_string
             )
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/download_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/download_resource.py
index 3fc3f64d62..8cf8820c31 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/download_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/download_resource.py
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ class DownloadResource(Resource):
         self.media_repo = media_repo
         self.server_name = hs.hostname
 
-        # Both of these are expected by @request_handler()
+        # this is expected by @wrap_json_request_handler
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
-        self.version_string = hs.version_string
 
     def render_GET(self, request):
         self._async_render_GET(request)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
index 6b089689b4..2839207abc 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class PreviewUrlResource(Resource):
 
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
-        self.version_string = hs.version_string
         self.filepaths = media_repo.filepaths
         self.max_spider_size = hs.config.max_spider_size
         self.server_name = hs.hostname
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py
index 6c12d79f56..aae6e464e8 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class ThumbnailResource(Resource):
         self.media_storage = media_storage
         self.dynamic_thumbnails = hs.config.dynamic_thumbnails
         self.server_name = hs.hostname
-        self.version_string = hs.version_string
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
     def render_GET(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py
index 7d01c57fd1..7567476fce 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class UploadResource(Resource):
         self.server_name = hs.hostname
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.max_upload_size = hs.config.max_upload_size
-        self.version_string = hs.version_string
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
     def render_POST(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/registration.py b/synapse/storage/registration.py
index 6ffc397861..8d1a01f1ee 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/registration.py
@@ -544,3 +544,42 @@ class RegistrationStore(RegistrationWorkerStore,
         except self.database_engine.module.IntegrityError:
             ret = yield self.get_3pid_guest_access_token(medium, address)
             defer.returnValue(ret)
+
+    def add_user_pending_deactivation(self, user_id):
+        """
+        Adds a user to the table of users who need to be parted from all the rooms they're
+        in
+        """
+        return self._simple_insert(
+            "users_pending_deactivation",
+            values={
+                "user_id": user_id,
+            },
+            desc="add_user_pending_deactivation",
+        )
+
+    def del_user_pending_deactivation(self, user_id):
+        """
+        Removes the given user to the table of users who need to be parted from all the
+        rooms they're in, effectively marking that user as fully deactivated.
+        """
+        return self._simple_delete_one(
+            "users_pending_deactivation",
+            keyvalues={
+                "user_id": user_id,
+            },
+            desc="del_user_pending_deactivation",
+        )
+
+    def get_user_pending_deactivation(self):
+        """
+        Gets one user from the table of users waiting to be parted from all the rooms
+        they're in.
+        """
+        return self._simple_select_one_onecol(
+            "users_pending_deactivation",
+            keyvalues={},
+            retcol="user_id",
+            allow_none=True,
+            desc="get_users_pending_deactivation",
+        )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/48/deactivated_users.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/48/deactivated_users.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9013a6969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/48/deactivated_users.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Store any accounts that have been requested to be deactivated.
+ * We part the account from all the rooms its in when its
+ * deactivated. This can take some time and synapse may be restarted
+ * before it completes, so store the user IDs here until the process
+ * is complete.
+ */
+CREATE TABLE users_pending_deactivation (
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL
+);